The Far Right (Week 10)
The “European” Lens: - Traditionally focused on Western Europe (1980s-90s) - Expansion to Eastern Europe (2000s) - Heavy emphasis on nativism and immigration
The “Global” Turn: - Rise of strongmen in the Americas, Asia, and the Global South - Heterogeneity: Different drivers (crime, religion) under the same “umbrella” - Transnationalization: Global networks like CPAC and the Foro de Madrid
| Region | Primary Mechanism | Supply-Side Form | Key Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia | Welfare Chauvinism | Institutionalized Party | SD, Finns |
| Southern Europe | Institutional Trust | Mixed (Party/Personalist) | Vox, Chega |
| Eastern Europe | Imagined Cultural Threat | Dominant Party State | PiS, Fidesz |
| Latin America | Crime & Anti-Establishment | Personalist Vehicle | Milei, Bukele |
| USA/India | Identity Radicalization | Mainstream Party Capture | GOP, BJP |
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